Mrs. Phillips was a native of Warren County and was the daughter of the late John Sidney Hillman and late Mary Emma Fiskus Hillman. She was a retired secretary from civil service after 32 years. Mrs. Phillips was a member of Reedy Creek Baptist Church where she served as clerk and Sunday School teacher and a member of the Ladies Sunday School Class. She was also a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, the Young At Heart Club, Farm Bureau, Woodman Circle and a former member of the Garden Club. Mrs. Phillips was a wonderful wife and mother. Mrs. Phillips was impeccably groomed in the epitome of a real Southern Belle.

Survivors include a son, James Edward Phillips, Thomson; several nieces and nephews; and she had one special niece, June Hillman Hattaway